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Wed Jan 9, 2019, 10:17 AM Jan 2019

Loudoun County: Boysko wins 33rd Senate District special election

Graham Moomaw Retweeted

Democrats have won the special election for Virginia's #SD33, vacated by Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va).

Dem margin in that seat since 2011:

2011: D +8.2
2014: D +15.2
2015: D +13.4
2019: D +39.6



Boysko (D) declaring victory in Va. Senate special to replace Rep. Jennifer Wexton.

Question now: How long will her House seat be empty? House Dems will be down a vote for at least a few weeks



Boysko wins 33rd Senate District special election
By Trevor Baratko, tbaratko@loudountimes.com Jan 8, 2019 Updated 9 hrs ago

Democrat Jennifer Boysko will succeed Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D) in the Virginia Senate's 33rd District seat.

Boysko, a now former state delegate, defeated Republican challenger Joe May, a former state delegate and businessman, by nearly 40 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election.
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